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Missouri Counties

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Missouri Counties

Missouri has 114 Counties and one independent city. St. Louis City is separate from St. Louis County and is referred to as a "city not within a county."

Boone County, Missouri

Boone County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Columbia
Year Organized: 1820
Square Miles: 685

Court House:

801 East Walnut
County Government Center
Columbia, MO 65201-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named for Daniel Boone

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History of Boone County

Boone County was organized from Howard County, November 16, 1820, and named in honor of Daniel Boone, the pioneer and Indian fighter. It is not known who conceived the title of "Boone," but it is probable that its selection was influenced by the event of Daniel Boone's death September 26, 1820. The members of the legislature were wearing badges of mourning in respect to his memory. "Under such circumstances it is but a natural supposition that there should have been a prevalent sentiment to establish some lasting monument in honor of a man whose career had been so illustrious and whose name had been so closely linked with the early fortunes of Missouri." (HIST. BOONE COUNTY, p. 152; Beck, p. 227; Barns, p. 179; Conrad, v. I, p. 323; Eaton, v. 10, p. 211)

Source: Pace, Nadine. "Place Names In The Central Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1928.

Neighboring Counties:

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Cities and Towns:

- Ashland	city	Incorporated Area
- Centralia	city	Incorporated Area
- Columbia (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Hallsville	city	Incorporated Area
- Harrisburg	town	Incorporated Area
- Hartsburg	town	Incorporated Area
- McBaine	town	Incorporated Area
- Pierpont	village	Incorporated Area
- Prathersville	village	Incorporated Area
- Rocheport	city	Incorporated Area
- Sturgeon	city	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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